About Athens Cemetery
Athens Cemetery is a cemetery near Mankato, Jewell County, Kansas. It lies about 13 mi north of Mankato. The grounds sit at about 1,565 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 472179. The nearest other listed cemetery is Couch Cemetery, about 5.2 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Kleppinger Funeral Home in Jewell, about 8.9 mi away. It is one of 47 cemeteries we list in Jewell County, and 16 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Mankato. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
39.61033, -98.30248
What Athens Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Couch CemeteryMankato, KSCemetery5.2 mi
- Ionia CemeteryMankato, KSCemetery5.5 mi
- Browns Creek CemeteryBeloit, KSCemetery5.7 mi
- Atkins Union CemeteryBeloit, KSCemetery6.9 mi
- McGehee CemeteryMankato, KSCemetery7.1 mi
- Glenwood CemeteryBeloit, KSCemetery7.3 mi
- Glendale CemeteryBeloit, KSCemetery7.5 mi
- Granite Creek Cemetery (historical)Beloit, KSCemetery8.0 mi
- Jewell City CemeteryMankato, KSMunicipal cemetery8.3 mi
- Rooker CemeteryOsborne, KSCemetery8.8 mi
Funeral homes near Athens Cemetery
- Kleppinger Funeral Home8.9 miFuneral home · Jewell · (785) 428-3221
- Waconda Funeral Home9.5 miFuneral home · Cawker City · (785) 781-4800
- Melby Mortuary13 miMortuary · Mankato · (785) 378-3211
- Roberts Family Funeral Service14 miFuneral home · Beloit · (785) 738-2211
- Schoen Funeral Home & Monuments15 miFuneral home · Beloit · (785) 738-2235
- Domoney Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · Downs · (785) 454-3325
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- How Deep Is a Grave?Where "six feet under" comes from, typical depths today, and what state rules actually require.
- What Happens When a Cemetery Is Full?Closed and inactive cemeteries, who maintains them, and what it means for families with existing plots.
- What Does a Headstone Cost?Flat markers, upright headstones and monuments, materials, engraving, installation fees and the cemetery's foundation charge.